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Maritime Education Cluster in Malaysia
Noor Jannah Binti Zaidan
Dr Noorul Shaiful Fitri Abdul Rahman
Bachelor of Management (Maritime)
School of Maritime Business and Management
Malaysia has been claimed as a Maritime Nation since December 1997 during the
conference `The Making of Malaysia as a Maritime Nation'. Despite being self-proclaimed
as Maritime Nation for the past 20 years, however, there is lack of concrete literatures
discussed about the strength of maritime cluster in Malaysia which leading to unclear
background of Malaysia as a maritime nation. Meanwhile, Education in maritime sector is
the main player in producing multi-skilled worker to fulfil demand in the maritime industry.
Until now, Malaysian maritime education has provide various qualifications by local
university from diploma, degree, and master to Doctor of Philosophy. Education are the
best medium to measure the strength of Malaysia maritime cluster by pproducing a
competent and highly qualified maritime personnel but there is mismatch in supply and
demand of graduate lacking of require, knowledge, skill and attitude (Rujhan, MQA)
(Abdul Ghani, 2017). Thus, this research is determine the maritime expertise according
to maritime field in Malaysia and to study strength of maritime education in Malaysia
according to maritime cluster An empirical quantity method has been used together with
the spider radar web for the analysis process in this study. Data is collected through all
the maritime educational institutions that has earlier been determined. Finally, this paper
can state where is Malaysia strength in maritime education cluster and which university
or institution establishment that their best strength based on Malaysia maritime cluster.
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